SLS 14RS-362 ORIGINAL Page 1 of 3 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Regular Session, 2014 SENATE BILL NO. 116 BY SENATOR THOMPSON AND REPRESENTATI VE FANNIN FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS. Creates a special prestige license plate for the Louisiana Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc. (8/1/14) AN ACT1 To enact R.S. 47:463.165, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide2 for the creation, issuance, and design of such license plates; to provide relative to the3 fee and distribution of such plates; to authorize the promulgation of rules and4 regulations relative to the creation and implementation of a special prestige license5 plate; and to provide for related matters.6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.165 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8 ยง463.165. Special prestige license plates; Louisiana Future Farmers of America9 Foundation, Inc.10 A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections11 shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for the Louisiana12 Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc., provided there is a minimum of13 one thousand applicants for such plate. These license plates shall be restricted14 to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.15 B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the Louisiana Future16 Farmers of America Foundation, Inc. to select the color and design of the plate17 SB NO. 116 SLS 14RS-362 ORIGINAL Page 2 of 3 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).1 C. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any2 citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.3 D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five4 dollars for this special prestige license plate that shall be disbursed in5 accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee shall be in addition to the6 standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the7 Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for8 each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative9 cost.10 E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and11 forwarded to the Louisiana Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc. The12 monies received from the royalty fees shall be used solely to support the13 activities of the Louisiana Future Farmers of America Association.14 F. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to15 implement the provisions of this Section.16 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles. DIGEST Thompson (SB 116) Proposed law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to issue special prestige license plates to be known as the Louisiana Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc. license plate. Proposed law provides that the prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate. Proposed law provides for the secretary to work in conjunction with the Louisiana Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc. to select the color and design of the plate. Proposed law requires the department to collect an annual royalty fee of $25 for each plate issued and specifies that such fees be collected by the department and forwarded to the Louisiana Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc. Specifies that the monies received from the royalty fees shall be used solely to support the activities of the Louisiana Future Farmers of American Association. Further provides for the standard registration license fee and a handling fee of $3.50 to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative cost. Proposed law requires the secretary to adopt rules and regulations to implement the SB NO. 116 SLS 14RS-362 ORIGINAL Page 3 of 3 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. provisions provided in proposed law. Effective August 1, 2014. (Adds R.S. 47:463.165)